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she looks like she's seriously exploring the possibility of running against mitch mcconnell in 2014 or rand paul in 2016. those are things she's seriously exploring. whether or not she gets into the race is a completely different question. as of right now she looks to be putting out feelers and considering a run. >> she's exploring. she's a recent harvard masters grad. what would she be able to bring politically. >> she certainly would have significant name recognition, more than any other potential democratic candidate. she would be able to raise a lot of money from not just democratic groups who are very excited by her liberal views and her politics, but also big donors, a lot of her allies in hollywood. but she does not have any elected experience. she has not run for political office before. much like someone against senate minority who is a shrewd campaigner who's very, very experienced. who's building a presidential level campaign operation. this would be a very, very tough bid. especially for a first time candidate like her. >> when i was reading your piece, i started thinking o
she looks like she's seriously exploring the possibility of running against mitch mcconnell in 2014 or rand paul in 2016. those are things she's seriously exploring. whether or not she gets into the race is a completely different question. as of right now she looks to be putting out feelers and considering a run. >> she's exploring. she's a recent harvard masters grad. what would she be able to bring politically. >> she certainly would have significant name recognition, more than...
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i think you have to give mitch mcconnell and cut him slack. >> what happens when mitch mcconnell, keith and anna walk into a bar, dot, dot, dot. >> that's a good joke for foster frees to say. >> and athe complete opposite o the spectrum here, ann romney, front and center on the campaign trail, and you guys have seen the number of write ups even over the weekend. i was seeing a number of write ups in t"new york times" about feeling the connection with mitt romney and definitely feeling with it with his wife ann. i guess let me start with you. is this just a little icing on the cake, gets everybody excited and is it really going to work? is she going to help mitt romney in the end pull this off? >> i think she can be a tremendous asset. she can be great help. precisely the words people use to describe mitt romney's deficiencies are the words they use to describe ann romney's strength, being normal, being you authentic, being able to connect with people, being playful, having a sense of humor, so she brings out all of those things that mitt romney seems to have a difficult time with and, y
i think you have to give mitch mcconnell and cut him slack. >> what happens when mitch mcconnell, keith and anna walk into a bar, dot, dot, dot. >> that's a good joke for foster frees to say. >> and athe complete opposite o the spectrum here, ann romney, front and center on the campaign trail, and you guys have seen the number of write ups even over the weekend. i was seeing a number of write ups in t"new york times" about feeling the connection with mitt romney and...
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reached into mitch mcconnell's own state of kentucky where mitch mcconnell had a hand picked junior senator and jim demint said i want my guy, rand paul, and fought mcconnell in his own state and beat him. that was a demonstration of the balance of power in the senate. and i think it left a lot of ill will behind. as we saw today in that not altogether enthusiastic announcement. >> not exactly crying when he heard jim demint was leaving. we're talking about mitch mcconnell. is this good for the democrats or bad for the democrats, donna? >> well, it's a mixed blessing, i think. i think on one hand he's a wonderful southern gentleman. everyone likes him personally. but everyone knows that he is to the right of just about everybody else in the united states senate when it comes to public policy and personnel in terms of going out there and recruiting other conservative republicans. it's a perfect match for the heritage foundation to have him at the helms. but i think in terms of overall, i don't believe this is going to hurt senator mcconnell at all. >> erick, for the conservative move
reached into mitch mcconnell's own state of kentucky where mitch mcconnell had a hand picked junior senator and jim demint said i want my guy, rand paul, and fought mcconnell in his own state and beat him. that was a demonstration of the balance of power in the senate. and i think it left a lot of ill will behind. as we saw today in that not altogether enthusiastic announcement. >> not exactly crying when he heard jim demint was leaving. we're talking about mitch mcconnell. is this good...
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there's no time set for this meeting tomorrow, but mitch mcconnell says he does expect to go. and so that really does speak to the next move, tomorrow. >> well, that is good news. that is good news, senator mcconnell going to the white house tomorrow, hopefully. but i'm going to ask you about the house of representatives, dana. right now they've been called back to washington, not until sunday, december 30th. now, 48 hours before the fiscal cliff goes over, is that really enough time to get legislation passed, if there's a real deal on the table? >> reporter: is it enough time? probably. if there's really something that is going to pass the senate, and this is a big if, as jessica said, the oddsmakers are definitely seeing the fiscal cliff happening, us going over the fiscal cliff, but if senate does pass something, that would be the next move, then the house could pretty easily take it up and pass it on sunday night or monday morning, on the actual day of december 31st. i think at this point, it's more of a question of optics, and democrats were definitely trying to take adva
there's no time set for this meeting tomorrow, but mitch mcconnell says he does expect to go. and so that really does speak to the next move, tomorrow. >> well, that is good news. that is good news, senator mcconnell going to the white house tomorrow, hopefully. but i'm going to ask you about the house of representatives, dana. right now they've been called back to washington, not until sunday, december 30th. now, 48 hours before the fiscal cliff goes over, is that really enough time to...
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senator mitch mcconnell in this statement, i will read it to you in part. he says whether the president wantsds to acknowledge it or not, we are now living in the obama economy, and no post it note proposal can reverse the damage done by his policies over the past three-and-a-half years. senator mcconnell goes on to slam the president on one thing in particular, the desire to let the bush era tax cuts on higher income earners expire at the end of the year. that's something that's obviously been in the news a lot recently, and mitch mcconnell goes on to say raising taxes on job creators in this slow economy is simply on the elixir for his failed policiepolicies. our viewers are thinking, what's changed here? it seems the reaction is not much. it doesn't seem the president's words have had the impact maybe he was hoping for or he probably himself didn't really think those remarks in that press conference, kyra, were going to drastically change the partisan environment up here. they have very different positions on how to get the economy going again, and those
senator mitch mcconnell in this statement, i will read it to you in part. he says whether the president wantsds to acknowledge it or not, we are now living in the obama economy, and no post it note proposal can reverse the damage done by his policies over the past three-and-a-half years. senator mcconnell goes on to slam the president on one thing in particular, the desire to let the bush era tax cuts on higher income earners expire at the end of the year. that's something that's obviously been...
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meanwhile, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell prevented a simple majority vote to give the president unilateral power to raise the u.s. debt limit. senator mcconnell is demanding 60 senate votes for passage. president obama pushed for the power transfer in a most recent and main proposal last week on the fiscal cliff. >>> now no john mcafee. the millionaire software guru wanted in questioning in the neighbor's murder in belize. maybe you heard mcafee. got arrested in guatemala overnight. shouldn't come as much of a surprise here. the whole time supposedly on the run, he was handing out tv interviews like candy. but listen to this. now the mcafee is in jail, he is blogging from behind bars. the story just keeps getting more interesting, shall we say? more on the blogging here in a moment. but first, i have to play you this video. this is the video of his arrest. surprise-surprise. he was with a camera crew from vice.com when guatemalan police took him in. the charge, entering that country illegally. take a look here. exclusive video of vice.com. >> they're trying to arrest me. guatema
meanwhile, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell prevented a simple majority vote to give the president unilateral power to raise the u.s. debt limit. senator mcconnell is demanding 60 senate votes for passage. president obama pushed for the power transfer in a most recent and main proposal last week on the fiscal cliff. >>> now no john mcafee. the millionaire software guru wanted in questioning in the neighbor's murder in belize. maybe you heard mcafee. got arrested in guatemala...
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the fiscal cliff negotiations, don, have just come down to two men tonight, senator mitch mcconnell of the republicans and then vice president joe biden. we'll find out in the morning whether they were able to make any progress. back to you, don. >> fingers crossed. thank you. we'll have more on these developing stories at the top of the hour. >>> usain bolt is the fastest human being the world's ever known, but i wonder how he'd fair running against the animal jack hanna has just brought out. jack, we seem to have a large, fully formed cheetah. >> this is a cheetah, goes 70 miles an hour. we clock him at 70. the cheetah's eyesight is impeccable, two miles they can spot a rabbit. >> two miles? >> yes. turn him around here for a second. look at his eyes, let the guys pick him up on the camera. notice the dark marks under his eyes like a football player, baseball player, mother nature invented that because the cheetah's one of the only cat to hunt in the heat of the day, 110 degrees outside, they have to hunt. they are a weak cat. look at the foot, you got good guys on these cameras. the
the fiscal cliff negotiations, don, have just come down to two men tonight, senator mitch mcconnell of the republicans and then vice president joe biden. we'll find out in the morning whether they were able to make any progress. back to you, don. >> fingers crossed. thank you. we'll have more on these developing stories at the top of the hour. >>> usain bolt is the fastest human being the world's ever known, but i wonder how he'd fair running against the animal jack hanna has...
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>> you always ask that question except to mitch mcconnell. >> oh, mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader is 70 years old. nancy pelosi is 72. in the world of politics, age is kind of a skewed concept. average age of members of the house is 56. and of senators it's 62. i mean, paul ryan is thought of as a young gun. he's 42. that's eight years shy of being a card-carrying member of the aarp. ronald reagan was 69 when he first ran for president. many worried he was too old for the job until his famous quip during a debate. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> yes, reagan used age to his advantage. but seriously, how old is too old? remember senator strom thurman who commuted from walter reed to the capitol at the age of 100? his aides had to vote for him. of course, this argument isn't limited to the world of politics. ageism rages in the role world, too. how often have you heard those under 30 grumbling about those old guys sucking up all the jobs? so the talk back question of t
>> you always ask that question except to mitch mcconnell. >> oh, mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader is 70 years old. nancy pelosi is 72. in the world of politics, age is kind of a skewed concept. average age of members of the house is 56. and of senators it's 62. i mean, paul ryan is thought of as a young gun. he's 42. that's eight years shy of being a card-carrying member of the aarp. ronald reagan was 69 when he first ran for president. many worried he was too old for...
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they virtually promised a deal with the exception of mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader that did not go that far, but i think that all -- you know, deals come together when it's in each side mutual interest for deals to come together. they don't have a lot of leverage on the bush tax rate. >> the favorite dance in washington now is the two step. the idea of how you get around this, you have the two step. you do a small down payment now, then come back in six months, set targets, over the next six months, figure out how to solve the bigger problem. that part everybody seems to agree on. >> framework. >> the first step in the two step from the white house point of view is again raising the tax rates on the top 2% of taxpayers. >> and keeping them down because they're trying to sort of separate that package. let me ask you, it also seems they're dealing with sequestration, that is defense and nondiscretionary or discretionary funds, cuts, in a separate group of conversations. >> right. >> in other words, they seem to be dealing with revenue on one side and then the tax cuts. as
they virtually promised a deal with the exception of mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader that did not go that far, but i think that all -- you know, deals come together when it's in each side mutual interest for deals to come together. they don't have a lot of leverage on the bush tax rate. >> the favorite dance in washington now is the two step. the idea of how you get around this, you have the two step. you do a small down payment now, then come back in six months, set...
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>> he did interview on the record the president, john boehner and mitch mcconnell and also talked to more than 100 other people and writes at the beginning of the book that it was hundreds of hours of recorded interviews, thousands of pages that he was able to compile this through. some of these people had taken notes in this meeting. he wasn't there. wouldn't it be nice to be in the room. he cobbled this together after the fact. what is interesting to the people who live outside of the washington bubble is the conclusions he draws. he gives both speaker john boehner and president obama pretty tough marks on how they handled all of this saying they basically kicked the can down the road as we know because now we are dealing with the fiscal cliff. he was tough saying presidents worked their will and that president obama has not done that. >> athena jones thanks so much for that peek inside those pages from washington. >>> less than two months to go until election day and in a very tight race barack obama and mitt romney are making their cases to the american voters. susan page is whic
>> he did interview on the record the president, john boehner and mitch mcconnell and also talked to more than 100 other people and writes at the beginning of the book that it was hundreds of hours of recorded interviews, thousands of pages that he was able to compile this through. some of these people had taken notes in this meeting. he wasn't there. wouldn't it be nice to be in the room. he cobbled this together after the fact. what is interesting to the people who live outside of the...
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if romney wins, the three most important people in washington will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner and mitt romney. that's the republican main street establishment. the tea party will have limited effect. >> doesn't the tea party have an answer? isn't the tea party's answer that as usual, the vile elites still control the political process and are not letting us in? >> my definition of the republican elite is that anybody who knows what newt gingrich is really like. the people who worked with him, those are the so-called republican establishment, and they want anybody but him. >> doesn't this debate period wear away at the image of romney? does it all disappear? this debate period is pretty hideous. there's so many, the gaffes are so frequent, the cruelty so cruel, in fact. doesn't that wear away? >> everybody's negatives are going up. it's true. it will take some time, i think, to be able to look back at these debates and figure out if they were a net plus or a net minus. i think at the moment, they look a little bit net minusy because of the clown car indy 500 aspect, you know. but t
if romney wins, the three most important people in washington will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner and mitt romney. that's the republican main street establishment. the tea party will have limited effect. >> doesn't the tea party have an answer? isn't the tea party's answer that as usual, the vile elites still control the political process and are not letting us in? >> my definition of the republican elite is that anybody who knows what newt gingrich is really like. the people who...
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>> the president didn't anticipate when mitch mcconnell said my highest priority, highest priority is nott to deal with the recession. not to deal with the cost of health care. not to deal with what's happening on wall street. he said his highest priority was to make sure barack obama was a one-term president. >> but, again -- >> that really set the stage. >> he did have that democratic senate and democratic house for half of his tenure. >> and we faced a record number of republican filibusters. remember, when we had 60 votes, we also had a poor situation, a sad situation with ted kennedy going through cancer therapy, unable to attend, and then robert byrd in decline and finally passed away. there were just a few moments when we had 60 votes, but let me get down to the bottom line here. the bottom line is when the american people are asked this basic question, which of these two candidates, obama or romney, do you think is better prepared to move this economy forward in the next four years? overwhelmingly they say it is president obama, and you know why. because romney's approach to p
>> the president didn't anticipate when mitch mcconnell said my highest priority, highest priority is nott to deal with the recession. not to deal with the cost of health care. not to deal with what's happening on wall street. he said his highest priority was to make sure barack obama was a one-term president. >> but, again -- >> that really set the stage. >> he did have that democratic senate and democratic house for half of his tenure. >> and we faced a record...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is now pushing for a congressional vote on authorizing the use of military force against iran. listen here to him today. >> says time to consider a resolution authorizing the use of force, a resolution is not a mandate to use force, but clearly would indicate to the iranians, that we are willing to go beyond sanctions that many of us are skeptical or likely to get the final result. not that the sanctions are not a good idea, not that they're not useful, but the reason for the sanctions is for iran not to step that next level and develop a nuclear weapon and the capacity to deliver it. >> now, mcconned's top aides tell mess that vote would come in intelligence shows that iran has begin to enrich uranium or if intelligence has shown that they've made the decision. i asked right after speaking with mitch mcconnell, i asked democratic senator harry reid about the vote authorizele military force. he made clear he's not on board. listen. >> i'm not going to be part on rushing forward on a declaration of war. these things have to be done very, very caut
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is now pushing for a congressional vote on authorizing the use of military force against iran. listen here to him today. >> says time to consider a resolution authorizing the use of force, a resolution is not a mandate to use force, but clearly would indicate to the iranians, that we are willing to go beyond sanctions that many of us are skeptical or likely to get the final result. not that the sanctions are not a good idea, not that they're not...
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today, the rhetoric was ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has called for. it's twice as much as the white house seemed ready to agree to during last summer's debt ceiling talks. a joke. >> dick durbin joins me now. good to see you. it's a joke. what do you think? >>. >> i think senator mcconnell needs to take another look at the report. i severed on that commission. a reduction of $4 trillion came from revenue. it was in the range of $1.6 trillion. >> you talk about 1.6 trillion. there's ways to get there in ways that don't necessarily raise tax rates. you could cap deductions at $35,000 and have the estate tax go back to where it was and get $1.3 million. i'm simply making the point there's a loft ways to get there that don't involve raising tax rates. is that a compromise you'd ever consider? >> you're right, but i think what the president's trying to say is is let's protect working families. those making less t
today, the rhetoric was ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has called for. it's twice as much as the white house seemed ready to agree to during last summer's debt ceiling talks. a joke. >> dick durbin joins me now. good to see you. it's a joke. what do you think? >>. >> i think senator mcconnell...
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mcconnell. so that's where things stand. and president obama is actually hopeful that something could still be pulled off. listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. call me a hopeless optimist. but i actually still think we can get it done. >> reporter: now, of course, if the senate were to pass something and reconvene on december 27th, don, it would also then need to pass the house. but the expectation is that whatever would be worked out in the senate, if it is, would pass the house hopefully not just with republican support, but it would need democratic support, as well. and just to be clear, the thing that president obama and speaker boehner were working towards was a much bigger package, trying to deal with deficit reduction that would have dealt with these tax hikes, spending cuts, trying to work out a plan for entitlement reform and tax reform. what's now being worked out is to avert those
mcconnell. so that's where things stand. and president obama is actually hopeful that something could still be pulled off. listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. call me a hopeless optimist. but i actually still think we can get it done. >> reporter: now, of course, if the senate were to pass something and reconvene on december 27th, don, it would also then need to pass the house....
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>> and mitch mcconnell -- >> and mitch mcconnell by the way. right. >> the president is in a different position now. re-elected by a pretty impressive margin than he was the last time he tried to forge a deal that collapsed. >> right. that was the debt ceiling. he had a real problem with that with the grand bargain. he also had after the 2010 midterms when he had a lame duck session of congress and he had to give on keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy. this is a president right now who believes he's got some leverage. he got re-elected. and these are republicans who are trying to figure out just who they are andy ds sun the president's press conference earlier this week, he's somebody who studied the flaws of a e d i make some progress without overreaching. it's very clear they're worried at the white house about doing some overreach here. if he can get a fiscal deal done, that will be very, very important for his legacy in the long-term. and he knows it. >> are the republicans operating from the same game plan? >> no. i think they're not. i m
>> and mitch mcconnell -- >> and mitch mcconnell by the way. right. >> the president is in a different position now. re-elected by a pretty impressive margin than he was the last time he tried to forge a deal that collapsed. >> right. that was the debt ceiling. he had a real problem with that with the grand bargain. he also had after the 2010 midterms when he had a lame duck session of congress and he had to give on keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy. this is a...
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. >> you always ask that question, except to mitch mcconnell. i think what you will see, and let's for a moment honor it as a legitimate question, although it's quite offensive. >> i'm sorry, congresswoman, it was a legitimate question and russert asked it respectfully. >>> speaking of questions, president obama was wrapping up his white house news conference when bloomberg tried to send it into overtime. >> thank you very much. >> most of the conversations -- >> that was a great question, but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so thank you very much, guys. >> nice try, but obama had taken questions for more than 40 minutes. just won another four years, you get to set the rules, even with the most persistent reporters. >>> he took a meat cleaver to guy fee era. he writes were you struck by how very far from awesome the awesome pretzel tenders are? and why did the toasted marshmallow taste like fish? fieri fought back on "the "today" show." >> what was your reaction when you read this r
. >> you always ask that question, except to mitch mcconnell. i think what you will see, and let's for a moment honor it as a legitimate question, although it's quite offensive. >> i'm sorry, congresswoman, it was a legitimate question and russert asked it respectfully. >>> speaking of questions, president obama was wrapping up his white house news conference when bloomberg tried to send it into overtime. >> thank you very much. >> most of the conversations --...
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and today the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell came out and said, you know, we're not going to say anything until we speak out in the conference later this week, a major latino conference of elected officials. what mitt romney is doing is he's saying, look, i'm going to focus on the economy. jobs is the number one issue for hispanic voters. the economy is the number one issue for hispanic voters. and the campaign is making a bet that those hispanic voters who believe immigration is the number one issue are going to be voting for president obama anyway. so he's going to stay on message. now, whether he will go beyond what he said, which is he wants some version of the dream act for the children of military families, for example. we'll have to wait until that conference. but expect him to talk a lot more about the economy and hispanics. >> marco rubio, he had his own ideas about a modified version of the dream act. he's the very popular republican senator from florida. where does this put him right now? >> well, again, in a tough spot. and in a way i think he's become a little
and today the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell came out and said, you know, we're not going to say anything until we speak out in the conference later this week, a major latino conference of elected officials. what mitt romney is doing is he's saying, look, i'm going to focus on the economy. jobs is the number one issue for hispanic voters. the economy is the number one issue for hispanic voters. and the campaign is making a bet that those hispanic voters who believe immigration is the...
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mitch mcconnell says although the senate is not in recess, president obama in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the american people by recess appointing richard cordray. breaking uncertain legal territory, threatens the confirmation process and fundamentally endangers the congress's role of the executive branch. he has a point, ochbl. since the senate technically is not in recess, doesn't he? >> no. not at all. the constitution expressleexpre authorizes the president to make appointments when in recess. everybody knows that this meaning session, actually starts with a resolution that no business shall take place. you can't use a gimmick or a technicality to override the express authority in the constitution of the president of the united states to make a recess appointment and listen, wolf. all this president was trying to do was implement a law. a law that was passed recently that created an independent consumer watchdog who could do things like ensure that the credit cards had plain language, that students taking loans from private lenders knew their fees and inter
mitch mcconnell says although the senate is not in recess, president obama in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the american people by recess appointing richard cordray. breaking uncertain legal territory, threatens the confirmation process and fundamentally endangers the congress's role of the executive branch. he has a point, ochbl. since the senate technically is not in recess, doesn't he? >> no. not at all. the constitution expressleexpre authorizes the president to...
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. >> the problem as mitch mcconnell sees it is spending. that's on entitlements like medicare, obviously republicans would like to see more in the way of spending cuts, democrats are more to favor tax increases, the likely outcome of all of this is going to be a little bit of each, but the white house acknowledging jay carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they going to cut it? are they going to take it to the very edge. we heard from harry reid, he said they won't wait until the last day of september, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said the goal is to get it done before christmas. we should be so lucky. >> we should be so lucky. holidays are coming up. it is a beautiful back grdrop b you look a little chilly. >> it is a little cold. >> brianna keilar, thank you. >>> what do fiscal cliff talks mean for your money? for your 401(k)? wall street investors might get nervous if talks aren't wrapped up quickly. i
. >> the problem as mitch mcconnell sees it is spending. that's on entitlements like medicare, obviously republicans would like to see more in the way of spending cuts, democrats are more to favor tax increases, the likely outcome of all of this is going to be a little bit of each, but the white house acknowledging jay carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they...
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senator -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to answer questions about the obama administration's new immigration policy. but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud and illegal activity. >> i think the american people are getting tired of this president picking and choosing what laws to enforce. that's not the democratic way. maybe you can do that in a dictatorship, or maybe another country. but this is a president who swore to uphold the amendments of the constitution of the united states. >> some tweeting president obama avoids the hard work of fixing an immigration system which is broken and fractured on numerous fronts. republicans say the president is bypassing congress, which has failed to pass dream act legislation that would give undocumented immigrants brought to america illegally by their parents a path of citizenship if they meet certain criteria. florida senator marco rubio, who has been working saying this move is a shor
senator -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to answer questions about the obama administration's new immigration policy. but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud and illegal activity. >> i think the american people are getting tired of this president picking and choosing what laws to enforce. that's not the...
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in the 2014 midterm election against senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell. >> i am very proud to be a kentuckyian. >> reporter: politico says she even discussed the idea with democrats in congress. cnn political editor paul steinhauser says either way, her star power is a big plus. >> she is well known across the country and in kentucky. she'll probably excite democrats and especially liberals across the country. that could equal a lot of money. >> reporter: judd, an outspoken supporter of president obama, is no stranger to the political scene. she was a tennessee delegate at the democratic national convention in september and is widely recognized for her work in environmental and social issues. the actress has devoted her time to fighting poverty in third world countries. as a board member of population services international, a d.c.-based group with programs worldwide targeting issues like malaria, hiv, and reproductive health. but her stance on one environmental issue in the eastern kentucky appalachians could have an impact on any potential bid for senate. >> i hope you will com
in the 2014 midterm election against senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell. >> i am very proud to be a kentuckyian. >> reporter: politico says she even discussed the idea with democrats in congress. cnn political editor paul steinhauser says either way, her star power is a big plus. >> she is well known across the country and in kentucky. she'll probably excite democrats and especially liberals across the country. that could equal a lot of money. >> reporter: judd, an...
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once upon a time senate republican leader mitch mcconnell dreamed of a takeover in the senate, but right tirmt of maine republican olympia snowe and some inept and controversial remarks from republican senate candidates in missouri and indiana have changed the landscape enough to suggest, but not guarantee, that democrats will hold on to the majority status. still, the thing about senate and house races is this. >> and thank you also to former governor and the next united states senator george allen. >> then governor tim cain. >> a strong showing by a presidential contender can bring home the close ones. >>> the make-up of the next congress with our political panel when we come back. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the
once upon a time senate republican leader mitch mcconnell dreamed of a takeover in the senate, but right tirmt of maine republican olympia snowe and some inept and controversial remarks from republican senate candidates in missouri and indiana have changed the landscape enough to suggest, but not guarantee, that democrats will hold on to the majority status. still, the thing about senate and house races is this. >> and thank you also to former governor and the next united states senator...
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so i think you're going to be hearing a lot more about what mitch mcconnell just said with republicans saying -- they're going to say this is the largest tax increase to come down the pike. maybe in history. >> it's a little awkward for the romney campaign to be doing that because romney supported a mandate, an individual mandate in massachusetts with penalties, ie, tax increases in massachusetts. >> right. >> so it's an argument he's going to have a tough time making. >> that's wlie during the primaries, wolf, as you recall, rick santorum was out there making the argument, mitt romney is not the man to argue against obama care. >> he didn't say that. he said he was the worst man to make the argument. that's what rick santorum said then. >> and now of course he's supporting mitt romney, but for that very reason he said he can't make the case. however, i do believe now that there's one candidate against the incumbent president that mitt romney will be making that case and that republicans have no choice but to follow him because he's their presumptivive nominee. >> he certainly is. you
so i think you're going to be hearing a lot more about what mitch mcconnell just said with republicans saying -- they're going to say this is the largest tax increase to come down the pike. maybe in history. >> it's a little awkward for the romney campaign to be doing that because romney supported a mandate, an individual mandate in massachusetts with penalties, ie, tax increases in massachusetts. >> right. >> so it's an argument he's going to have a tough time making....
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mitch mcconnell said, guess what, we're not going to do anything other than focus on -- >> talk about leaders and partisan president who used -- >> we've got a president who cares about all americans, not just the top 1%. it's time we focus on policies that transform us. >> terry, you've got to get in there. >> what the president said last night is that he -- >> respond if you will. >> i yield to the nice gentleman. >> i think the american people want to like this president. the problem is that they don't particularly support his policies. you know what was striking last night, suzanne, is is the benchmark of his administration was health care, reforming health care. getting government in control of health care. he barely mentioned it rat at all. it's astonishing. and the people may like the president but they don't like his policies and may reject him in november because of it. >> i've got to let you guys go and i want to let you off. thank you, terry, donna. >>> the official response calling president obama's state of the union speech dismissive and mitch daniels accused the preside
mitch mcconnell said, guess what, we're not going to do anything other than focus on -- >> talk about leaders and partisan president who used -- >> we've got a president who cares about all americans, not just the top 1%. it's time we focus on policies that transform us. >> terry, you've got to get in there. >> what the president said last night is that he -- >> respond if you will. >> i yield to the nice gentleman. >> i think the american people want...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell respectively. the support is growing outside of the beltway as well. according to a cnn/roc poll, 44% of people questioned say they have a favorable view of the presumptive nominee. that's up ten percentage points from february. >>> billionaire warren buffett says he feels great and is downplaying his diagnosis of stage 1 prostate cancer. he notified shareholders of his condition yesterday and told them it is not life threatening. he says he'll begin daily radiation treatments this summer. >>> as early as today george zimmerman could have a new judge in his murder case. the orlando sentinel is reporting circuit court judge will step down. the attorney defending zimmerman in the trayvon martin shooting made the request because the judge is married to a partner in the firm of local attorney providing legal analysis to us here at cnn. >>> ted nugent is backing off what he said about president obama and his administration. the rocker, nra activist and romney backer said he would be dead or in jail if o
john boehner and mitch mcconnell respectively. the support is growing outside of the beltway as well. according to a cnn/roc poll, 44% of people questioned say they have a favorable view of the presumptive nominee. that's up ten percentage points from february. >>> billionaire warren buffett says he feels great and is downplaying his diagnosis of stage 1 prostate cancer. he notified shareholders of his condition yesterday and told them it is not life threatening. he says he'll begin...
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once upon a time senate republican leader mitch mcconnell dreamed of a 2012 takeover in the senate, but right tirmt of maine republican olympia snowe and some inept and controversial remarks from republican senate candidates in missouri and indiana have changed the mix enough to suggest, but not guarantee, that democrats will hold on to the majority status. still, the thing about senate and house races is this. >> and thank you also to former governor and the next united states senator george allen. >> then governor tim kaine. >> a strong showing by a presidential contender can bring home the close ones. >>> the make-up of the next congress with our political panel when we come back. >>> we are back with dana bash, steve, and -- let me just set this up by saying does anyone want to argue that the democrats are going to take control of the house? >> not me. >> i would not underestimate nancy pelosi. there are a lot of disbelievers out there. >> that doesn't quite answer the -- >> not only that, but at this point democrats think that it's possible that they won't even get a net gain infan
once upon a time senate republican leader mitch mcconnell dreamed of a 2012 takeover in the senate, but right tirmt of maine republican olympia snowe and some inept and controversial remarks from republican senate candidates in missouri and indiana have changed the mix enough to suggest, but not guarantee, that democrats will hold on to the majority status. still, the thing about senate and house races is this. >> and thank you also to former governor and the next united states senator...
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. >> and the real problem, as mitch mcconnell sees it, the senate minority leader sees it, suzanne, is spending. he said, you know, but his folks still believe that this is a spending problem and overspending problem and not an under taxing problem. we heard from speaker john boehner. he said that revenue is on the table. the issue here is that president obama has said he wants to increase tax rates on wealthy americans. the speaker and house republicans are still not on board with increasing tax rates, although perhaps closing some loopholes to raise some revenue, and even though there's a lot of kind of kumbaya going on here, suzanne, there's still a lot of tough work that needs to be done. they're still maybe punting on some of the important issues like tax reform and entitlement reform, but they'll be dealing with the fiscal cliff here in the near term. >> it's probably difficult to tell, but we see these pictures, and it's very common, right? you get about 30 seconds to see them all in a room together. they're patting each other on the back, smiling, and shaking hands, that kind o
. >> and the real problem, as mitch mcconnell sees it, the senate minority leader sees it, suzanne, is spending. he said, you know, but his folks still believe that this is a spending problem and overspending problem and not an under taxing problem. we heard from speaker john boehner. he said that revenue is on the table. the issue here is that president obama has said he wants to increase tax rates on wealthy americans. the speaker and house republicans are still not on board with...
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and last recently mitch mcconnell and eric cantor and john boehner wrote a letter to the president asking him to come to the table to resolve this issue of sequestration for the military. i'm calling on the president to do it. i am willing to sit down with members on both sides of the aisle and resolve it before the election, because if we wait until after the election, it is not just the national security that secretary panetta said we would be shooting ourselves in the head, and undermining our national security, but in terms of the industrial base with nearly 1 million jobs. >> and i asked the same question for the democrats, here are the stakes for you. the stakes for the republicans, do you want the horrible awful defense cuts or do you want to protect the tax cuts for the wealthier income, the $250,000? >> well, that is not the choice. where is the commander in chief on this choice? seriously. here he is talking about giving a speecho the military, and why isn't he right now at the table with members of both sides of the aisle resolving this? he could lead this effort and he has bee
and last recently mitch mcconnell and eric cantor and john boehner wrote a letter to the president asking him to come to the table to resolve this issue of sequestration for the military. i'm calling on the president to do it. i am willing to sit down with members on both sides of the aisle and resolve it before the election, because if we wait until after the election, it is not just the national security that secretary panetta said we would be shooting ourselves in the head, and undermining...
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>> reporter: i actually asked the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell, about that. it was really mitt romney dissing him and other republicans here for going along with this deal known as sequestration, automatic spending cuts. i want you to listen to the exchange that i had with him, but i also want you to look at the forced smile on mitch mcconnell's face. >> look, i don't have any interest in getting into a debate with the nominee of our party. i know -- i know you'd like me to do that, but i don't have any interest in doing that. you'll have to ask him why he said what he said. >> so he clearly didn't want to engage there. as for house speaker, john boehner, he was, of course, the one who was having the direct negotiations, ill-fated negotiations, with president obama, on the whole idea of cutting the budget, wicutting t deficit. that did not work and led to this whole sequestration. he responded to mitt romney's criticism by defending his own role. listen to that. >> listen, it was certainly a difficult -- a difficult time. i still look at my failure to come to
>> reporter: i actually asked the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell, about that. it was really mitt romney dissing him and other republicans here for going along with this deal known as sequestration, automatic spending cuts. i want you to listen to the exchange that i had with him, but i also want you to look at the forced smile on mitch mcconnell's face. >> look, i don't have any interest in getting into a debate with the nominee of our party. i know -- i know you'd like...
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we heard what mitch mcconnell said. why was this vote necessary in your mind? >> well, i think it's a mistake, you know, to raise taxes on anybody when we're in the middle of a recession. we're all interconnected, so if you raise taxes on people who are richer than you are, you work for them often, and a good example is a few years ago the democrats got all hot and heavy and they wanted to tax yachts, rich people who had yachts. the problem is the guys who lost their jobs were the guys building the yachts. you can't tax one segment and say we're going to punish rich people. we're all interconnected and it punishes the economy is what it does. it's a mistake. >> you told news max this is all moot because in the end you think president obama will extend all the bush tax cuts even for the wealthiest americans. why do you feel that way? >> well, you know, it's a prediction. i could be wrong. but i think he will because last year he did the same thing. we ended up extending them for everyone and the president said last year it's a mistake to raise taxes on people in
we heard what mitch mcconnell said. why was this vote necessary in your mind? >> well, i think it's a mistake, you know, to raise taxes on anybody when we're in the middle of a recession. we're all interconnected, so if you raise taxes on people who are richer than you are, you work for them often, and a good example is a few years ago the democrats got all hot and heavy and they wanted to tax yachts, rich people who had yachts. the problem is the guys who lost their jobs were the guys...
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you are not -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell calls it a sharp departure from a long standing precedent. it's all about the new consumer financial protection bureau. in july, the president nominated richard cordray to run it. in december, senate republicans blocked cordray's nomination. then, senators went out of town, but made sure the president could not make a recess appointment. instead, they kept the senate in what's called pro forma session. every three days, a senator shows up, hits the gavel, stands around, then hits the gavel again, then leaves. it's like a virtual congress. president obama decided to challenge the practice. >> i think all of you should run up to capitol hill, check out the house and senate and see if you can find a single member of congress and then tell me on this working day for most americans whether or not congress is in session. >> white house counsel tells cnn -- and the administration believes for all practical purposes, the senate is in recess. but is the president flip-flopping? when he was a senator, he opposed president bush's recess appoi
you are not -- >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell calls it a sharp departure from a long standing precedent. it's all about the new consumer financial protection bureau. in july, the president nominated richard cordray to run it. in december, senate republicans blocked cordray's nomination. then, senators went out of town, but made sure the president could not make a recess appointment. instead, they kept the senate in what's called pro forma session. every three days, a senator...
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mcconnell. so, you know, the process that he began is continuing. we continue to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. >> again, jay carney there moments ago speaking at the white house daily briefing. and if this fiscal cliff is allowed to happen on january 1, your taxes, my taxes, everybody's taxes go up. and on that point, let's continue. top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. i want to begin with the fiscal cliff. because other news here, you have republican senator saxby chambliss, a two-term conservative from the red state south, but just this past weekend, the tea party nation website labeled him, i'm quoting, worthless and a liar. what did he say to deserve these words? he said he's willing to break the no tax pledge that he made when he first ran for office. and guess what? now he has company. fellow republican senators lindsey graham and bob corker say that under the right circumstances, they too are willing to break ranks. what is the republican world coming to? john ava
mcconnell. so, you know, the process that he began is continuing. we continue to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. >> again, jay carney there moments ago speaking at the white house daily briefing. and if this fiscal cliff is allowed to happen on january 1, your taxes, my taxes, everybody's taxes go up. and on that point, let's continue. top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. i want to begin with the fiscal cliff. because other news here, you have republican senator...
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>> i think republicans and we have seen this from the republican leader mitch mcconnell, once the judgment was made regarding the supreme court deciding not to really hear the case regarding the montana decision, he called it a victory for free speech, it also has to do with unions and quite frankly it has to do with singular individuals that are willing to put up, $5 million, $10 million, $20 million to influence the election. for the free speech advocates, this is a big victory for them. for immigration, as we have talked about over the past few minutes, this is a tough line for mitt romney to walk. he was very, very strident when it came to immigration enforce mmpb ment in the primary, but as you say, john, we're all waiting until thursday because that is the big verdict we're waiting for. >> and mark, we should note that governor romney, ironically, convinincidentally or not. i'm joined on phone by david coal, he's a controversial law professor in washington. the court has always said they're not political. however, does it surprise you at all that they leave the decision we are waitin
>> i think republicans and we have seen this from the republican leader mitch mcconnell, once the judgment was made regarding the supreme court deciding not to really hear the case regarding the montana decision, he called it a victory for free speech, it also has to do with unions and quite frankly it has to do with singular individuals that are willing to put up, $5 million, $10 million, $20 million to influence the election. for the free speech advocates, this is a big victory for...
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senator mitch mcconnell thursday telling the president to, quote, back off. all of this stems from these comments from the president monday. i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> remarks some interpreted as challenging the court's authority and fueling the flames federal judge jerry smith tuesday demanded an explanation. the attorney general in his letter defends the president saying his remarks were fully consistent with the principles of judicial review. though don't expect this to mark the end of the controversy. >> he's making it clear to the court that the position of the president of the united states and the executive branch is that the courts basically should keep their nose out of the shaping of economic policy except in the most dire of circumstances. so i think there's still quite a bit of tension now between the executive and judicial branchs of the government and this is rare. >> and wh
senator mitch mcconnell thursday telling the president to, quote, back off. all of this stems from these comments from the president monday. i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> remarks some interpreted as challenging the court's authority and fueling the flames federal judge jerry smith tuesday demanded an explanation. the...
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now, that might not have been good for the democrats, but not following the mitch mcconnell view that your party's advantage is more important than the economic well-being of your constituents, i would have taken that. but we didn't have myth romney. we had mitt romney. and he did the democrats a favor, not the state. after four consecutive republican elections, when mitt romney ran for re-election -- his term was up, he was afraid to run for re-election. letting the lieutenant governor take a fall and the republicans haven't won a major election in statewide office since. it's a state office. well, if we didn't get the job experience and we can't look to the past to be reassured, let's look to the future. you know there are a lot of romneys. there's the romney who was going to be better on gay rights than ted kennedy. there was the romney for climate change. and now there's a romney who believes it's a myth, to coin the phrase. but let's look at what we have from the mitt romney who's running for president. he has now basically committed himself to repeat every failed and mistaken po
now, that might not have been good for the democrats, but not following the mitch mcconnell view that your party's advantage is more important than the economic well-being of your constituents, i would have taken that. but we didn't have myth romney. we had mitt romney. and he did the democrats a favor, not the state. after four consecutive republican elections, when mitt romney ran for re-election -- his term was up, he was afraid to run for re-election. letting the lieutenant governor take a...
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a very simple idea and it used to be a bipartisan idea, senator mitch mcconnell always said we need more disclosure. unfortunately, at least as of right now they're not supporting this bill and i hope he'll change his mind. >> you spoke in the spirit of bipartisanship, but i'll ask you a bipartisan question. we know they've raised tens of millions, but they haven't raised as much. would you have a problem if the numbers were reversed? >> i would. i have a problem with secret money no matter. you're talking about a republican-leaning organization, a democrat-leaning organization. there are two issues with super pacs. one is the volume of money that's flowing in. the other issue is the secret money. now, technically, super pacs do have to disclose their donors, but what you're finding is many of these pacs are then partnering with these other organizations. for example, karl rove has a crossroads gps which actively solicits the secret money and i don't care whether it's karl rove's group or some group on the left. my view is that voters have a right to know who is funneling all these monie
a very simple idea and it used to be a bipartisan idea, senator mitch mcconnell always said we need more disclosure. unfortunately, at least as of right now they're not supporting this bill and i hope he'll change his mind. >> you spoke in the spirit of bipartisanship, but i'll ask you a bipartisan question. we know they've raised tens of millions, but they haven't raised as much. would you have a problem if the numbers were reversed? >> i would. i have a problem with secret money...
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later, mitch mcconnell said it out loud when talking about lessons he learned from history, he said, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. not to get us out of this recession, not to promote jobs, not to do the things that needed to be done. but make barack obama a one-term president and, folks, they have never let up but neither has my guy. neither has president barack obama. [ applause ] he has not given up! he continues to be driven by the character of his convictions and, folks, in the end that's what the presidency is all about. your character, your convictions. and one more important thing. it's about your vision for the future. and here the candidates have fundamentally different visions for the future of this country. by the way, i think mitt romney's a fine family man. i believe he's driven by what he believes. but the differences are so basic about how we view the future of america. let me give you just a few examples. an education, we see education as central to how to envision the single most important criter
later, mitch mcconnell said it out loud when talking about lessons he learned from history, he said, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president. not to get us out of this recession, not to promote jobs, not to do the things that needed to be done. but make barack obama a one-term president and, folks, they have never let up but neither has my guy. neither has president barack obama. [ applause ] he has not given up! he continues to be...
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since then things have changed and the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell just went to the senate floor and said republicans have changed their strategy. what they're going to do now is allow a vote, actually a couple votes on extending the bush era tax cuts but with just simple majorities. the fact that this is news is maybe sad, maybe interesting, unclear. because usually things need 60 votes. but the republican leader said they're not going to put up procedural hurdles. what they are going to do is allow a vote to extend the bush era tax cuts for families making $250,000 and less. that's the president's plan. that's the democrats' plan. and just need actually oo votes to pass. democrats think they might have that. i just talked to a democratic aide who said they believe that could pass. the second vote they're going to have is the republican plan which is to extend all bush era tax cuts for those making up to millions of dollars and those making $250,000 and less but do that for just one year. unclear if that republican plan will pass. so this is going to be some movement and i
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senators harry reid, mitch mcconnell, and speaker boehner and congresswoman nancy pelosi will be there. this afternoon, we heard the president say just about two hours ago, that he is open to compromise. he's open to new ideas received by a standing ovation walking in the room there. there is one point the president is sticking to. higher taxes for people making higher incomes. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask student and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> just about two hours before we saw the president, we saw this man, republican house speaker john boehner, he said, quote, everything on the revenue side and the spending side has to be looked at, end quote. when it comes to specifics, speaker boehner put the ball firmly in the president's court. >> i don't want to box myself in. i don't want to box anyone else in. i think it is important for us to come to an agremt with the president, but this is his opportunity lead. >> exac
senators harry reid, mitch mcconnell, and speaker boehner and congresswoman nancy pelosi will be there. this afternoon, we heard the president say just about two hours ago, that he is open to compromise. he's open to new ideas received by a standing ovation walking in the room there. there is one point the president is sticking to. higher taxes for people making higher incomes. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask student and seniors and...
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mcconnell, the minority leader, harry reid. these are the big players but, you know, there are also ones too, like senator chuck schumer. there are a number of big players here that will be involved. but do you know what, they can try to manage the negotiation but they're going to have to each handle their caucus. for one, republicans have to talk about how are they going to handle marginal rates. for the democrats they have to talk amongst themselves how will they handle entitlement reform. >> i think both sides will try to get there. jason, real quickly, we're running out of time, you better be good otherwise santa will not come and get you, if they don't do the right things a lot of americans will be pretty disappointed. jason, ron, thanks, we'd love to talk to you more, but we've got to run. >> thank you. >> thanks. >>> who are powerball's newest millionaires, we're waiting and watching for the winners who are holding very profitable tickets to step forward. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshl
mcconnell, the minority leader, harry reid. these are the big players but, you know, there are also ones too, like senator chuck schumer. there are a number of big players here that will be involved. but do you know what, they can try to manage the negotiation but they're going to have to each handle their caucus. for one, republicans have to talk about how are they going to handle marginal rates. for the democrats they have to talk amongst themselves how will they handle entitlement reform....
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let's not forget mitch mcconnell's statement that their number one priority is not to resolve american problems but to beat president obama to make sure he was a one-term president. if he wins reelection then that is off the table. so let's hope that it is something that happens and let's hope that it does help cure the gridlock in washington. right now americans mostly blame republicans for it. >> will sh. >> yeah, i think by the definition of bipartisanship, as maria just laid it out, it is me agreeing with everything she says. it is like obama said, this is just a result of wanting to get him out of office. as though there are no ideological differences. that the real issue here. we have different ideas about solutions to our problems. president obama believes a bigger role for the healthcare mark seat solution while people like me believe the free market does a better job. he believes in more government stimulus. i believe in less. this isn't solved by kumbaya bipartisanship. >> all righty, he was fiery on that one. >> he does. >> okay our buzzer beater, 20 seconds aefrp. oh, the d
let's not forget mitch mcconnell's statement that their number one priority is not to resolve american problems but to beat president obama to make sure he was a one-term president. if he wins reelection then that is off the table. so let's hope that it is something that happens and let's hope that it does help cure the gridlock in washington. right now americans mostly blame republicans for it. >> will sh. >> yeah, i think by the definition of bipartisanship, as maria just laid it...
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this approach did not escape the attention of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who questioned the president's leadership on these fiscal challenges. >> in other words instead of sitting down with lawmakers of both parties and working out an agreement, he's back on the campaign trail presumably with the same old talking points that we're all quite familiar with. >> reporter: but white house spokesman jay carney insisted the president is fully engaged in getting an agreement while taking his case to the public. >> so to suggest that we should now that the election's over stop talking to them about these vital issues i think is bad advice. >> reporter: but that didn't stop a barrage of questions about when the president would next meet with congressional leaders or why he was spending much more time with stake holders than lawmakers. carney hit back. >> it does not -- i think, you know, make a lot of sense to simply say never mind, the american people and business leaders and small business leaders and civic leaders and labor -- you know, cut them out of the process and stop the conv
this approach did not escape the attention of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who questioned the president's leadership on these fiscal challenges. >> in other words instead of sitting down with lawmakers of both parties and working out an agreement, he's back on the campaign trail presumably with the same old talking points that we're all quite familiar with. >> reporter: but white house spokesman jay carney insisted the president is fully engaged in getting an agreement...